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US20230408598A1
US20230408598A1 US18/237,767 US202318237767A US2023408598A1 US 20230408598 A1 US20230408598 A1 US 20230408598A1 US 202318237767 A US202318237767 A US 202318237767A US 2023408598 A1 US2023408598 A1 US 2023408598A1
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Asuki Yanagihara
Masaomi TSUTSUMI
Kinichi ITO
Hiroshi Takemura
Fumikiyo KAWAHARA
Souko Fukahori
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  • the present application relates to a technique for leveling characteristics of a used secondary battery.
  • a technique for determining whether a used secondary battery is applicable to reconfiguration of an assembled battery, and a reconfiguration method of the assembled battery using the technique.
  • the technique described acquires an AC internal resistance value of a used secondary battery, compares the AC internal resistance value with a threshold value, and determines application to a reconfigured product.
  • the used secondary battery is used as an assembled battery reconfigured product. If the technique described cannot be applied to the reconfigured product, the used secondary battery is not used as the assembled battery reconfigured product.
  • the present application relates to a technique for leveling characteristics of a used secondary battery.
  • a used secondary battery in the most advanced degradation state is more overused than other used secondary batteries. For this reason, in the reconfigured assembled battery, there arises a problem that the degradation of the used secondary battery in the most advanced degradation state further progresses.
  • the present application relates to providing a technique for reconfiguring an assembled battery using a plurality of used secondary batteries in almost the same degradation state.
  • a characteristic leveling method of the present application includes the steps of: assigning identification information to each of a plurality of used secondary batteries; measuring intrinsic parameters of the plurality of used secondary batteries; calculating degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries from the intrinsic parameters of the plurality of used secondary batteries and a parameter in a brand-new state of the used secondary battery; determining a target degradation degree adapted to the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries; determining an aging condition for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries that sets the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries as the target degradation degree; and aging the plurality of used secondary batteries according to the aging condition for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries.
  • the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries are matched with the target degradation degree according to an embodiment.
  • the assembled battery can be reconfigured using the plurality of used secondary batteries in almost the same degradation state.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a characteristic leveling apparatus according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a characteristic leveling method according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a characteristic leveling apparatus according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the concept of characteristic leveling according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the concept of characteristic leveling according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the concept of characteristic leveling according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a characteristic leveling method according to an embodiment.
  • the present application generally relates to a technique for leveling characteristics of a used secondary battery and will be described below in further detail according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a characteristic leveling apparatus according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 views A to D, are diagrams illustrating a concept of characteristic leveling according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating an example of a degradation curve of a used secondary battery.
  • the ID assignment unit 11 assigns an ID 1 to the used secondary battery 901 , an ID 2 to the used secondary battery 902 , and an ID 3 to the used secondary battery 903 .
  • the ID assignment unit 11 assigns an ID 4 to the used secondary battery 904 , an ID 5 to the used secondary battery 905 , and an ID 6 to the used secondary battery 906 .
  • the ID assignment unit 11 sends the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 to which the respective ID 1 to ID 6 are assigned to the parameter measurement unit 12 .
  • the ID assignment unit 11 corresponds to an “identification number assignment unit” of the present technology.
  • the parameter measurement unit 12 measures intrinsic parameters of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 .
  • the intrinsic parameter is, for example, an effective capacitance value, an internal resistance value, a charge-discharge curve describing a change in voltage during discharging or charging with a constant current, or the like.
  • Such an intrinsic parameter can be measured, for example, by disposing an electrode in the housing portions of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 .
  • the intrinsic parameter may be measured by a separately installed intrinsic parameter measurement device.
  • the parameter measurement unit 12 sends the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 for which the intrinsic parameters have been measured to the degradation degree calculation unit 13 .
  • the degradation degree calculation unit 13 stores the intrinsic parameter of a brand new secondary battery of the same type as the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 .
  • the degradation degree calculation unit 13 compares the intrinsic parameters of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 measured by the parameter measurement unit 12 with the intrinsic parameter of the brand new one, and calculates the degradation degree of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 .
  • SOH is used as the degradation degree.
  • the degradation degree calculation unit 13 associates the calculated degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 with ID 1 to ID 6 and outputs the degradation degrees to the target degradation degree determination unit 14 .
  • the degradation degree calculation unit 13 sends the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 to the aging processing unit 16 .
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 outputs the target degradation degree DL to the aging condition determination unit 15 . Furthermore, the target degradation degree determination unit 14 associates the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 with ID 1 to ID 6 and outputs the degradation degrees to the aging condition determination unit 15 .
  • the aging condition determination unit 15 determines the aging condition using the degradation degree of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 , the target degradation degree DL, and the degradation curve of the used secondary battery as illustrated in FIG. 3 . More specifically, the aging condition determination unit 15 calculates a difference between the degradation degree and the target degradation degree DL for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 . The aging condition determination unit 15 sets the aging voltage, the aging temperature, and the aging time using the difference between the degradation degree and the target degradation degree DL and the degradation curve.
  • the degradation curve represents time characteristics of the degradation degree.
  • the degradation curve represents a change amount (degradation rate) of the degradation degree of the used secondary battery per unit time.
  • the degradation rate is determined by the applied voltage (aging voltage) and the ambient temperature (aging temperature), and the degradation amount is determined by the applied voltage, the ambient temperature, and the aging time.
  • the aging condition determination unit 15 calculates the degradation rate from the degradation curve, and determines the aging voltage, the aging temperature, and the aging time so as to advance to a desired degradation degree based on the degradation rate.
  • the aging condition determination unit 15 fixes and sets at least one of the aging voltage, the aging temperature, and the aging time. For example, the aging condition determination unit 15 fixes the aging temperature and the aging time to the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 , and adjusts and sets the aging voltage for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 . As described above, by fixing the aging temperature and the aging time, the aging processing may be performed on the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 in the same time in one aging furnace. Accordingly, the aging processing can be easily performed.
  • the aging condition determination unit 15 provides the aging processing unit 16 with the aging condition for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 .
  • the aging processing unit 16 is, for example, an aging furnace.
  • the aging processing unit 16 ages the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 under the aging condition given from the aging condition determination unit 15 .
  • the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 after the aging processing are substantially the same in the target degradation degree DL.
  • the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 can send the plurality of used secondary batteries in almost the same degradation state. Therefore, the assembled battery can be reconfigured using the plurality of used secondary batteries in almost the same degradation state.
  • the target degradation degree DL is matched with the lowest degradation degree.
  • the target degradation degree DL may be set to be lower than the lowest degradation degree.
  • the ID assignment unit 11 of the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 assigns ID 1 to ID 6 respectively to the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 (S 11 ).
  • the degradation degree calculation unit 13 of the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 calculates each degradation degree from the intrinsic parameters of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 (S 13 ).
  • the aging processing unit 16 of the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 performs the aging processing on the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 under the aging condition determined for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 906 (S 16 ).
  • the degradation states of the plurality of used secondary batteries can be made almost the same. Therefore, the assembled battery can be reconfigured using the plurality of used secondary batteries in almost the same degradation state.
  • a characteristic leveling technique for a used secondary battery according to another embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to the drawings.
  • the characteristic leveling technique for the used secondary battery according to another embodiment is different from the characteristic leveling technique for the used secondary battery according to an embodiment described above in that the used secondary batteries of the number that can reconfigure a plurality of assembled batteries are processed.
  • the used secondary batteries of the number ( 24 ) that can reconfigure four sets of assembled batteries with six IDs are processed.
  • the description of a portion to be subjected to the same process as the characteristic smoothing technique for the used secondary battery of an embodiment previously described will be simplified or omitted.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the characteristic leveling apparatus according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 , views A to C, 7 , 8 , and 9 are diagrams illustrating a concept of characteristic leveling according to an embodiment.
  • the grouping processing unit 17 sorts the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 into a plurality of groups GRPA, GRPB, GRPC, and GRPD according to the degradation degree (see FIG. 6 , view(C)). More specifically, the grouping processing unit 17 rearranges the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 in descending order or in ascending order. The grouping processing unit 17 sorts the degradation degree into groups for each number of the batteries reconfiguring the assembled battery.
  • the assembled battery is reconfigured with six batteries
  • six degradation degrees in terms of the degradation degree and six batteries in terms of the used secondary battery are sorted into the groups in descending order of the degradation degree (in the order in which the degradation state does not progress).
  • the sorting here is processing for data, and it is not necessary to move the arrangement of the used secondary batteries 901 to 924 .
  • the grouping processing unit 17 sorts the used secondary batteries 901 , 908 , 911 , 912 , 914 , and 917 with ID 1, ID 8, ID 11, ID 12, ID 14, and ID 17 into the group GRPA having the highest degradation degree.
  • the grouping processing unit 17 sorts the used secondary batteries 903 , 904 , 907 , 909 , 915 , and 923 with ID 3, ID 4, ID 7, ID 9, ID 15, and ID 23 into the group GRPB having the second highest degradation degree.
  • the grouping processing unit 17 sorts the used secondary batteries 906 , 918 , 919 , 921 , 922 , and 924 with ID 6, ID 18, ID 19, ID 21, ID 22, and ID 24 into the group GRPC having the third highest degradation degree.
  • the grouping processing unit 17 sorts the used secondary batteries 902 , 905 , 910 , 913 , 916 , and 920 with ID 2, ID 5, ID 10, ID 13, ID 16, and ID 20 into the group GRPD having the lowest degradation degree.
  • the grouping processing unit 17 sends the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 to the aging processing unit 16 .
  • the grouping processing unit 17 associates ID 1 to ID 24 of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 and the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 with group identification information of the sorted groups GRPA, GRPB, GRPC, and GRPD and outputs the degradation degrees to the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A.
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A determines the target degradation degrees DLA, DLB, DLC, and DLD for each of the groups GRPA, GRPB, GRPC, and GRPD.
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A detects the lowest degradation degree from the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries in the group. Then, the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A determines the lowest degradation degree as the target degradation degree DL of the group.
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A detects the lowest degradation degree of the degradation degrees of the used secondary batteries 901 , 908 , 911 , 912 , 914 , and 917 with ID 1, ID 8, ID 11, ID 12, ID 14, and ID 17, and determines the lowest degradation degree as the target degradation degree DLA of the group GRPA.
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A detects the lowest degradation degree of the degradation degrees of the used secondary batteries 903 , 904 , 907 , 909 , 915 , and 923 with ID 3, ID 4, ID 7, ID 9, ID 15, and ID 23, and determines the lowest degradation degree as the target degradation degree DLB of the group GRPB.
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A detects the lowest degradation degree of the degradation degrees of the used secondary batteries 906 , 918 , 919 , 921 , 922 , and 924 with ID 6, ID 18, ID 19, ID 21, ID 22, and ID 24, and determines the lowest degradation degree as the target degradation degree DLC of the group GRPC.
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A detects the lowest degradation degree of the degradation degrees of the used secondary batteries 902 , 905 , 910 , 913 , 916 , and 920 with ID 2, ID 5, ID 10, ID 13, ID 16, and ID 20, and determines the lowest degradation degree as the target degradation degree DLD of the group GRPD.
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A outputs ID 1 to ID 24 of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 , the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 , the group identification information (groups GRPA, GRPB, GRPC, and GRPD), and the target degradation degrees DLA, DLB, DLC, and DLD for each group to the aging condition determination unit 15 A.
  • the aging condition determination unit 15 A determines the aging condition for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 by using ID 1 to ID 24 of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 , the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 , the group identification information (groups GRPA, GRPB, GRPC, and GRPD), and the target degradation degrees DLA, DLB, DLC, and DLD for each group.
  • the aging condition determination unit 15 A determines the aging condition of each of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 , 908 , 911 , 912 , 914 , and 917 by using each degradation degree and the target degradation degree DLA of the group GRPA.
  • the aging condition determination unit 15 A associates the aging condition determined for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 with ID 1 to ID 24 and gives the aging condition to the aging processing unit 16 .
  • the aging processing unit 16 ages the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 under the aging condition given from the aging condition determination unit 15 .
  • the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries of each group are almost the same as the target degradation degree of the group.
  • the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 , 908 , 911 , 912 , 914 , and 917 of the group GRPA are almost the same as the target degradation degree DLA of the group GRPA.
  • the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 903 , 904 , 907 , 909 , 915 , and 923 are almost the same as the target degradation degree DLB of the group GRPB.
  • the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 906 , 918 , 919 , 921 , 922 , and 924 are almost the same as the target degradation degree DLC of the group GRPC.
  • the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 902 , 905 , 910 , 913 , 916 , and 920 are almost the same as the target degradation degree DLD of the group GRPD.
  • the plurality of used secondary batteries in units of groups are used for reconfiguring one assembled battery.
  • the degradation states can be made almost the same for each group (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A determines the target degradation degree for each group, so that all the used secondary batteries do not have to have the same degradation degree. For example, in the above example, the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A may not match the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries of the group GRPA with the target degradation degree of the group GRPD having the highest degradation degree. As a result, the characteristic leveling apparatus can reconfigure the assembled battery while making the degradation degree the same in units of assembled batteries without unnecessarily excessively degrading the used secondary battery.
  • the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A may include a display that displays the group information of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 at an exit of the aging processing unit 16 .
  • the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A displays each group identification information in a superimposed manner on an image in which the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 are arranged. As a result, the operator can easily determine the group to which the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 belong.
  • the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A may include a group-wise carrying-out mechanism at a subsequent stage of the aging processing unit 16 .
  • the group-wise carrying-out mechanism refers to the group identification information, and picks up and carries out the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 for each group.
  • the operator can easily reconfigure the assembled battery.
  • the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A may include herein a reconfiguration mechanism for the assembled battery.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a characteristic leveling method according to an embodiment. The detailed contents of each processing in FIG. 10 have been described in the description of the configuration of the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A described above, and detailed description thereof will be omitted below except for required additional description.
  • the parameter measurement unit 12 of the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A measures the intrinsic parameters of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 (S 12 ).
  • the grouping processing unit 17 of the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A sorts the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 into the plurality of groups GRPA, GRPB, GRPC, and GRPD according to the degradation degree (S 21 ).
  • the target degradation degree determination unit 14 A of the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A determines the target degradation degrees DLA, DLB, DLC, and DLD for each of the groups GRPA, GRPB, GRPC, and GRPD for the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 (S 22 ).
  • the aging condition determination unit 15 A of the characteristic leveling apparatus 10 A determines the aging condition for each of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 using the degradation degrees of the plurality of used secondary batteries 901 to 924 , the target degradation degrees DLA, DLB, DLC, and DLD for each of the groups GRPA, GRPB, GRPC, and GRPD, and the degradation curve (S 23 ).

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